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Elaine Low

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Elaine Low is a staff writer at The Ankler, where she covers the evolution of Hollywood’s business model and work culture in the streaming era. She is one of the lead writers on the Series Business newsletter and hosts the weekly Ankler Agenda podcast, which breaks down the headlines, trends and creativity shaping the evolution of the entertainment business.

Her work focuses on the strategies, economics and leadership decisions shaping the industry, with a particular emphasis on the forces redefining the television business.

Previously, Low was a senior entertainment reporter at Business Insider and Variety, where she covered media strategy and executive leadership. She began her career at Investor’s Business Daily.

Low is based in Los Angeles.

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‘Heated Rivalry’ Effect: Bidding Wars and 7-Figure IP as Romance Sizzles 

Top agents on prices, most-wanted authors, hot sub-genres — and an ‘insatiable’ audience


As A-Listers Rush Into TV Ads, the Middle-Class Actor Economy Collapses

A big chill hits the shill as stars from Jason Momoa to Chris Pratt move in on commercials


Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan

Inside their fight to keep rising as immovable boomers and contraction stand in their way: ‘Most people I know out of work are in their 50s’


‘Afraid’: ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

Productions disrupted, workers paralyzed: Crew & staff who grew up undocumented (like I did) are filled with fear as studios stay mum